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About Sudyal Village

Sudyal is a mid sized village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 506, made up of 256 males and 250 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176200, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sudyal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sudyal village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Nurpur
Pincode 176200
Area (hectares) 174.09 hectares
Population 506
Male Population 256
Female Population 250
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Sudyal compares

By the 2011 count Sudyal is the 110th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 174.09 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Sudyal

Sudyal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Sudyal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sudyal from other places

Sudyal lies about 49 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 20 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Sudyal
Tehsil headquarters Nurpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Nurpur Road 20 km
Nearest town Chamba 21 km
District headquarters Kangra 49 km

Villages closest to Sudyal

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Nurpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Sudyal

As per the Census of India 2011, Sudyal village had a population of 506. That makes it the 110th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Sudyal village has 256 males and 250 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sudyal has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Sudyal is 176200. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sudyal covers 174.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Sudyal falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Sudyal is Nurpur Road, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Sudyal.

Sudyal is about 49 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sudyal is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 16 km away. Nurpur Road is about 20 km away. Chamba is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bedal Pur (under 2 km), Bohala (under 2 km) and Dhalwara (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Sudyal today is likely to be higher.

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